5 Chapter 5: Compassion
"I'm not nervous!"
"System, where is the reward you just gave me?"
Yuliu's words revealed her true intentions. The system immediately realized it had fallen for Yuliu's tricks, but the conversation was already halfway through, and it couldn't just disappear. So it just broadcast the notification it hadn't really wanted to say: "This mission reward is special, an exclusive gift, valid only for [Yunhe]. The specific effect... Sorry, the system lacks permissions and cannot be queried at the moment. Please explore on your own."
Yuliu: “…”
Why is it that when she rescues a little white rabbit, the reward is a deed of any land she chooses; but when she saves a person, the reward is that she has to explore on her own?
There's no explanation in this notification, so what difference does it make whether it's explained or not?!
And why does it only work on Yunhe?
Seeing Yuliu's silence, the system didn't mind the lack of authority. Instead, it gloated over the misfortune and said its usual farewell words, "I hope the host can actively advance the main quest and complete the world return reward as soon as possible!"
“Come on!”
Yuliu: “…”
Although Yuliu has gradually become accustomed to the system's mysterious appearances during this period, she still silently remembers in her heart the outrageous fact that "the system itself cannot even give an explanation for the rewards it issues."
After Yuliu finished talking with the system, I don't know what Yunhe said to Li Shengshou. Li Shengshou actually changed his arrogant attitude when he came in, and stood in front of Yunhe with slightly bent body, looking like he was willing to learn.
This was something new to Yuliu.
So she picked up the purple clay teapot on the table, poured a little tea into it, and held it in her palms to warm her hands.
If you add a small stack of melon seeds to the elms and willows, it will probably be no different from those onlookers who go to the railings to listen to stories in the spring breeze.
Yun He was clearly covered in blood not long ago, like a ghost crawling out of the eighteen levels of hell, but now he sat steadily in his room, his face slightly pale, and he calmly explained the complex pharmacological effects one by one. The spring light outside the window fell on his broad shoulders and black hair, and he seemed to have a bit of the compassion of a bodhisattva.
Yuliu didn't show it on her face, but silently savored the contrast between Yunhe's before and after in her heart, and felt that this man was quite interesting.
Yun He stood upright and nodded slightly to Li Shengshou. "No need to rewrite the prescription. Just replace the ash sand with Jiuyao wood."
"This... forgive my stupidity." Li Shengshou hesitated. "The roots and rhizomes of the Nine-Star Wood are all poisonous. You are so bold as to use it as medicine. Although it may work temporarily, I'm afraid it will damage the spleen and lungs. It will be more troublesome to recuperate in the future."
Yuliu frowned slightly. It sounded like only one medicinal ingredient needed to be replaced, but it was a method of robbing Peter to pay Paul. It would only work for a while, but it would take a lifetime to solve the problem.
Could it be that you are afraid that the prepared herbs will be left idle and wasted, so you only change one herb?
Now, considering that Yun He had just woken her up, she was willing to do her best to cure his injuries, even if the herbs were expensive. Then, when he was well again, she would send him out of the house.
Hearing this, he wanted to speak up to dissuade him.
"The Saint Hand's concerns are justified," Yun He replied slowly, without getting angry. "However, the Saint Hand probably overlooked the Jade Flower Grass in the hemostatic pill he first took, which can break the poison of the Nine Lights Wood. So, can the Saint Hand rest assured?"
Li Sheng stroked his beard for a few times and pondered for a moment. Only then did he realize the magic of the medicine change and was immediately surprised and delighted. "Yes! Yes! Such a brilliant idea! It really is as the rumors say, using poison to cure disease, wonderful! After what I heard today, I will learn from it. I will go over here and boil the medicine myself and bring it to you, sir."
Yuliu watched Li Shengshou walk out happily, stroking his beard, and felt that what Li Shengshou wanted to say just now was actually the respectful title of "Sir".
If it weren't for the bad timing, he would have looked like he wanted to snatch the tea from Yuliu's hand and directly become Yunhe's apprentice.
Recalling the posture of this master when he first entered the sect, Yuliu stared at the receding figure, feeling a sigh in his heart and a bit of curiosity.
——Who is this Yunhe?
If she had been like that, she would have probably asked indirectly. But today, unfortunately, the real target had lost his memory.
I guess even if I ask, it will be difficult to get anything out of it.
Yuliu sighed silently in her heart, turned her head, and couldn't help but glared at Yunhe with resentment.
But Yunhe's clear eyes happened to be looking at her.
Yuliu immediately put on her usual, unmistakable smile. Although she didn't hold much hope, she still asked with a face full of longing, "Saint Hand Li is quite experienced. To be able to make him submit so willingly, you must be truly capable, young master. May I ask who your master is?"
As soon as Yuliu finished speaking, she keenly noticed that the end of Yunhe's right eyebrow seemed to be slightly raised, as if he was a little surprised.
In fact, Yunhe was indeed a little surprised. Although he had been talking to Li Shengshou just now, half of his attention was on Yuliu.
It was difficult for Yunhe to forget, or rather, he always remembered it very clearly.
The first time he looked at Yuliu, she was crying.
The girl was slender and frail, standing gracefully half leaning against the door, as if she had just walked out of a painting of Jiangnan beauties. Her slightly upturned peach blossom eyes were extremely beautiful, and her light grey pupils were tinged with a faint glow under the light of the fire, so much so that Yun He did not realize at first that her eyes were filled with tears.
Perhaps when the girl walked towards him sluggishly with a sense of emptiness and brokenness, the warm light from the window kept changing its angle and fell on her fair face, the interweaving of light and dark revealed the traces of tears in his eyes.
——She was crying silently.
But she quickly wiped away her tears, and whether intentionally or unintentionally, she sat down in front of the charcoal brazier beside the bed, and reached out her hand to the scorching flames in a daze.
So he didn't care about the wound that might be torn, and immediately stood up and reached out to stop her.
At this moment, Yuliu's eyes were filled with a hint of coquettishness and anger, well hidden beneath her signature smile. She looked lively and agile, like a still and beautiful flower on a branch. Yunhe couldn't help but linger on her gaze for a moment before slowly saying, "I've already announced my mastership when I was communicating with Li Shengshou just now."
Yuliu's smile paused.
No, handsome guy, didn’t you just say that you had amnesia so much that you even forgot your own name?
Oh my god, how could someone in this world forget their own name and not even forget their own master?!
Did you people in ancient times respect teachers so much?
Yu Liu cursed the system inwardly, but with a forced smile, she made up an excuse and said, "Sorry, I was a little distracted while drinking tea just now. I guess I didn't listen carefully."
When Yun He heard the word "distracted," the tail of his eyebrows lifted slightly, and the corner of his mouth curled up slightly, following Yu Liu's words to give her a way out: "I really just signed up as a disciple, and didn't go into details. Now I happen to have some free time. If you are interested, I might as well tell you more."
Yuliu actually knew nothing about Chinese medicine and was a little puzzled. Why didn't he explain it in detail to a colleague standing in front of Yunhe just now, and why was he explaining it in such detail to her, a layman, now?
However, she was always good at expressing herself, and immediately put on an appearance of listening attentively.
"I once practiced both medicine and poison in the Medical and Poison Valley for five years, but after achieving some success, I switched to other areas," Yun He said, pointing to the left side of his chest. "Because sometimes I realize that some of the theories about ghosts and gods are more like heart diseases than karmic diseases."
Yuliu was slightly shocked. It was rare for her to express her heartfelt admiration for the other person's advanced knowledge. In fact, she really wanted to praise him, but due to the widespread belief in ghosts and gods in this era, she asked with a little doubt, "Sir, don't you believe in ghosts and gods?"
"I don't believe it." Yun He stared into Yu Liu's eyes, remembering the time when Yu Liu was possessed by the fire, and couldn't help but repeat himself, "I never believe in ghosts or gods."
Yuliu was stared at by Yunhe's serious eyes, and felt that the place on her face where his eyes passed was a little hot. She held it in for a long time before she uttered "Oh".
Yuliu didn’t quite understand why Yunhe told her this?
Why is he not in a hurry to recover his memory after losing it, but instead invites me here to have tea and chat?
A panicked guess surfaced in Yuliu's heart. She stopped smiling, half-raised her eyelids, and asked cautiously with a slight hesitation, "You don't... think I have a heart disease, do you?"
So that's why I'm promoting myself to her?
The Poison Doctor Valley is a place where both poison techniques and medical skills are superb, and the art of poison treatment is even more superb. Being able to practice in the Poison Doctor Valley for so many years is indeed worthy of being consulted by the former imperial physician.
I've never heard of anyone in the Poison Doctor Valley practicing heart disease.
He mentioned this specifically, and it was hard for Yuliu not to make some associations.
But no matter what, Yuliu thought she was normal.
If we have to say that she is abnormal, then there must be something wrong with the system. However, if we talk about the system's problems, it would be better to say that she is possessed by ghosts and gods.
But the problem is that Yunhe doesn't believe in ghosts and gods, so naturally he won't believe her stories about ghosts and gods.
Things suddenly became an unsolvable closed loop.
Yuliu's gaze seemed to linger on Yunhe's face unintentionally, fearing that he would continue like that. Her heartbeat soared to the extreme when Yunhe's gaze on her became even more intense.
Yuliu felt a chill on her fingertips and suddenly realized that her hands were shaking so badly that she didn't even notice the herbal tea in the cup splashing out.
She took out an embroidered handkerchief and hastily wiped off the tea stains, pretending to be calm on the surface, but her mind was already in a state of confusion, trying to come up with an excuse to justify her strange behavior when she entered the room.
Yuliu felt that Yunhe actually wanted to nod at a certain moment, but he lowered his eyes and stared at the spilled tea. For some reason, he just sighed softly and found a reason for Yuliu in his heart.
After all, she is a little girl, young, so it is normal for her to be afraid of illness and avoid seeing a doctor.
Yun He comforted her, "Don't be nervous, young lady."
Yuliu smiled and said, "I'm not nervous."
"Okay, then I won't be nervous." Yun He nodded, not insisting on arguing about the matter. "But actually, just now, I just wanted to say, young lady, you... have been poisoned."
Yuliu was not worried about whether it was a lethal poison.
Because the plot point has not arrived and her mission has not been completed, the system will definitely protect her from death, so Yuliu usually does not take precautions in her diet.
But the problem is that she is afraid of the pain of injections and the bitter taste of medicine.
Yuliu habitually tried to smile, but after pretending for so long in front of Yunhe, she couldn't hold it back any longer. Seeing that she couldn't get away with it anymore, she simply gave up pretending and spoke with a subtle sense of defeat: "What, this tea is poisonous? Why didn't you say so earlier? It's not some excruciatingly painful poison, or a laxative or aphrodisiac that tortures people, right?"
"No, the poison is actually very mild. Most people, including you and Li Shengshou, would probably have difficulty detecting it." Yun He saw Yu Liu's outspoken nature for the first time. He looked more pleasing than that deliberately delicate smile. He couldn't help but feel a little relieved and whispered to her, "How could there be poison in the tea? You are in my presence, and I will not let you be in danger."
Yuliu rolled her eyes in her heart, flicked her two fingers in a fit of anger, and slid the teacup further along the table. As the saying goes, out of sight, out of mind.
If Yumei were present, she would definitely accuse Yuliu of improper words and deeds.
Yun He, however, took in Yu Liu's temper-like antics and nodded. He tentatively asked, "This kind of poison takes a long time to work and is best used in daily food. Fortunately, the young lady has very little toxin in her system. I wonder who has been responsible for the family's meals these past few days?"
Only then did Yuliu slowly remember that it was Yumei who poisoned him.
However, she only drank a small bowl of wine in the mansion this morning. Could Yunhe have noticed it?
"It seems the young lady has already made up her mind." Yun He seemed to have the ability to read minds and saw through Yu Liu's thoughts at a glance. "However, the toxins in the body still need an antidote. Otherwise, if they remain in the body for years and are triggered by other drugs, the young lady will suffer."
"……so?"
"Miss, please save me. I am willing to detoxify you." Yun He said, with an ambiguous light flashing in his eyes. The sun slanted down and fell on his body, as if coated with a layer of golden halo. Yu Liu looked at him from afar across half of the warm room and felt that this man was like a Bodhisattva who came to the world to save people.
He said, "Leave me."
【Author’s words】
Yunhe, a special psychologist in ancient times
The active skill is stickiness, and the passive skill is talk therapy.
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